which organ helps in the filtration of blood?
is it heart or ,bowmann's capsule ?
84 Views|Posted 2011-12-29 18:12:22
Asked by Sherin Simon
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Answered by
2011-12-31 12:06:38
Hi,
Blood is filtered by Kidneys, healthy kidneys act like a filter to make sure the right amount of wastes and fluids are removed, they keep the proper balance of salts and acids in the body, and produce hormones.
Each day kidneys process around 200 litres of blood, with around 1 to 2 litres of

Answered by
2011-12-31 11:40:32
Shams@ hi sherin,
Blood is filtered by Kidney. The kidney filters almost everything out of the blood, and reabsorbs all the valuable bits.. water, glucose etc and leaves all the parts that the blood does need or want in the nephron which excretes it as waste..................
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Answered by
2011-12-29 18:20:31
Dear Sherin, none of the two. Blood is filtered by Kidney. The Bowman's capsule (or capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that performs the first step in the filtration of blood to form urine. A glomeru

Answered by
2011-12-29 18:20:13
Hi Sherin, as Shiksha is an education portal and provides guidance regarding education and career sector only. If you have any concern then you may post any query regarding that.
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